agile

Etymology

From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/

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Adjective

agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)

1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move

   Synonym: nimble

   an agile creature

   an agile wit

   • 1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

     The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennae of an insect.

2. Characterised by quick motion

   agile movements

3. (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.^[1]

   agile methods

References

Anagrams

• Eliga, liage

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʒil/

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Adjective

agile (plural agiles)

1. nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)

Further reading

• “agile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• aigle
• gelai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɡiːlə]
• Hyphenation: agi‧le

Adjective

agile

1. inflected form of agil

Etymology

From Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”).

Adjective

agile (masculine and feminine plural agili)

1. agile, nimble

Anagrams

• gelai
• legai

Adjective

agile

1. nominative neuter singular of agilis
2. accusative neuter singular of agilis
3. vocative neuter singular of agilis